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Allowing a USB drive to automatically run programs can cause a problem, allowing users to collect passwords and other confidential data from machines or to load other malicious code without your knowledge. Post a "Flash Drives Welcome" sign temporarily, make a note in your newsletter, post on your library's blog, and be sure that all public services staff members can suggest the USB drive alternative to people who are having problems with floppies or seeking alternative storage solutions. Systems librarians can use USB drives to store diagnostic tools, drivers, and other useful files to help them repair or restore machines.

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1007133
ERIC Subject
Library Services;
Job Applicants;
Storage;
Computer Software
Subject
Libraries;
Software;
Personal computers;
Security;
Staff;
Network security;
Digital audio players;
Floppy disks;
Hard disks;
Librarians;
Library staff;
Ports;
Boot;
Public services;
Storage;
Blogs;
Tools;
Machinery
Business indexing term
Classification
51921: Libraries and Archives
Title
To USB or Not to USB
Author
Rachel Singer Gordon; Stephens, Michael
Publication title
Computers in Libraries; Westport
Volume
26
Issue
8
Pages
44-45
Number of pages
2
Publication year
2006
Publication date
Sep 2006
Publisher
Information Today, Inc.
Place of publication
Westport
Country of publication
United States
Publication subject
Computers--Microcomputers, Library And Information Sciences--Computer Applications
ISSN
10417915
Source type
Trade Journal
Language of publication
English
Document type
Feature
ProQuest document ID
231108291
Document URL
https://www.proquest.com/trade-journals/usb-not/docview/231108291/se-2?accountid=208611
Copyright
Copyright Information Today, Inc. Sep 2006
Last updated
2025-11-18
Database
ProQuest One Academic